A1 is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 11 rounds left.

The game between second ranked Lucca (8-2) and fourth ranked Taranto (7-3) was the most important one in the last round on Wednesday night. Lucca was defeated by Taranto in a tough game in Taranto 50-55. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Lucca. The hosts were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Taranto forced 26 Lucca turnovers. It was a great evening for French power forward Nicole Antibe (187-74) who led her team to a victory scoring 19 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). American forward Megan Mahoney (183-83, college: Kansas St., agency: LBM Management) helped adding 8 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. American forward Devereaux Peters (187-89, college: Notre Dame, agency: LBM Management) responded with 8 points and 8 rebounds. Defending champion maintains fourth place with 7-3 record. Lucca at the other side keeps the second position with two games lost. They share it with Parma. Taranto are looking forward to face CA Romagna (#8) in Faenza in the next round. Lucca will play on the road against the league's leader Familia Schio (#1) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. A1 top team - Familia Schio (9-1) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed ninth ranked Pall.Pozzuoli (2-8) 82-43. It was a quality performance for the former international guard Giorgia Sottana (178-88) who led the winners and scored 19 points and 4 assists. Jantel Lavender accounted for 14 points and 5 rebounds. Familia Schio's coach Maurizio Lasi felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American swingman Darxia Morris (172-89, college: UCLA, agency: Merit Sports) came up with 12 points and 6 rebounds for Pall.Pozzuoli in the defeat. Familia Schio have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They maintain first place with 9-1 record. Pall.Pozzuoli lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with eight games lost. They share it with Priolo. Familia Schio will play against league's second-placed Lucca at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Pall.Pozzuoli will play against Umbertide (#5) and hopes to get back on the winning track.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 11: bottom-ranked Cagliari CUS was destroyed by Umbertide on the opponent's court 80-53. Orvieto unfortunately lost to Chieti in a home game 66-74. Parma rolled over Priolo on the road 70-51. The most impressive stats of the last round was 26 points and 12 rebounds by Shamela Hampton of Orvieto.

Very expected game when 11th ranked Cagliari CUS (1-9) was crushed on the road by fifth ranked Umbertide (6-3) 80-53. The game was mostly controlled by Umbertide. Cagliari CUS was better in third quarter 18-17. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Cagliari CUS to just 5 points in second quarter. Umbertide dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Cagliari CUS's 30. Umbertide forced 25 Cagliari CUS turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for American power forward Courtney Willis (188-82, college: E.Carolina, agency: LBM Management) who led the winners and scored 16 points and 6 rebounds. International guard Gaia Gorini (182-92) accounted for 10 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Five Umbertide players scored in double figures. Swedish guard Elin Eldebrink (174-88, agency: Josep and Nicolas) came up with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds and Swedish center Louice Halvarsson (189-89, agency: Josep and Nicolas) added 17 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) respectively for Cagliari CUS in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Umbertide maintains fifth place with 6-3 record. Cagliari CUS lost ninth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with nine games lost. Umbertide will play against Pall.Pozzuoli (#9) at home in the next round. Cagliari CUS will have a break next round. Top scorers:Umbertide: D.Moss 16+1reb+1ast, C.Willis 16+6reb+1ast, N.Halman 13+4reb+1ast, S.Cinili 10+5reb+1ast, G.Gorini 10+7reb+3ast, K.Zohnova 10+7rebCagliari CUS: L.Halvarsson 17+6reb, E.Eldebrink 10+11reb+3ast, M.Goodall 6+6reb, B.Fabianova 5, A.Visconti 5+1reb, F.Brunetti 5+5reb

The game between second ranked Lucca (8-2) and fourth ranked Taranto (7-3) was the most important one in the last round on Wednesday night. Lucca was defeated by Taranto in a tough game in Taranto 50-55. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Lucca. The hosts were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Taranto forced 26 Lucca turnovers. It was a great evening for French power forward Nicole Antibe (187-74) who led her team to a victory scoring 19 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). American forward Megan Mahoney (183-83, college: Kansas St., agency: LBM Management) helped adding 8 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. American forward Devereaux Peters (187-89, college: Notre Dame, agency: LBM Management) responded with 8 points and 8 rebounds and Slovakian center Marie Ruzickova (189-86, agency: LBM Management) scored 10 points and 5 rebounds. Defending champion maintains fourth place with 7-3 record. Lucca at the other side keeps the second position with two games lost. They share it with Parma. Taranto are looking forward to face CA Romagna (#8) in Faenza in the next round. Lucca will play on the road against the league's leader Familia Schio (#1) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers:Taranto: N.Antibe 19+2reb, L.Cohen 10+6ast, M.Mahoney 8+7reb+4ast, G.Gatti 6+2ast, S.Giauro 4+2reb, V.Siccardi 4+2reb+1astLucca: M.Ruzickova 10+5reb+1ast, M.Andrade 8+1reb, D.Peters 8+8reb, F.Dotto 7+2reb+1ast, A.Johnson 6+1reb, A.Gianolla 6+1reb

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when seventh ranked C.U.S. Chieti (4-6) defeated on the road 6th ranked Orvieto (4-5) 74-66. Orvieto was tied at the half but could not keep up in last two quarters eventually losing the game. It was an exceptional evening for American-Puerto Rican Jazmine Sepulveda (178-85, college: S.Florida, agency: Merit Sports) who led the winners and scored 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Lithuanian guard Kamile Nacickaite (180-89, college: Drexel) accounted for 20 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Four C.U.S. Chieti players scored in double figures. American center Shamela Hampton (191-87, college: UNLV) came up with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 12 rebounds and international swingman Martina Fassina (182-88) added 10 points and 4 assists respectively for Orvieto in the defeat. Newly promoted C.U.S. Chieti maintains seventh place with 4-6 record. Orvieto lost third consecutive game. Orvieto at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the sixth position with five games lost. C.U.S. Chieti will play against Priolo (#10) on the road in the next round. Orvieto will play against Parma (#3) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers:Chieti: J.Sepulveda 20+6reb+4ast, K.Nacickaite 20+5reb+2ast, D.Gonzalez 14+5reb+1ast, E.Silva 12+5reb+1ast, J.Karakasevic 6+10reb+1ast, G.Pasqualin 2+1astOrvieto: S.Hampton 26+12reb+1ast, M.Fassina 10+3reb+4ast, A.Sutherland 10+2reb+4ast, M.Marino 7+1reb+1ast, L.Infantes 6+5reb+2ast, F.Mariani 5+1reb

Not a big story in a game when 9th ranked Priolo (2-8) was rolled over at home by third ranked Parma (8-2) 70-51. It looked good early as Priolo took an 2-point lead at the end of first quarter. But then Parma had a 27-14 second period charge getting the lead and Priolo was not able to take back game control losing it eventually 51-70. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Priolo to just 6 points in third quarter. It was an exceptional evening for Bulgarian forward Gergana Simeonov (186-79) who led the winners and scored 15 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. New Zealand-American forward Jillian Harmon (185-87, college: Stanford) accounted for 14 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side. Serbian forward Monika Veselovski (183-77) came up with 22 points and American center Kelley Cain (198-89, college: Tennessee) added 5 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Priolo in the defeat. Parma have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Lucca. Priolo at the other side keeps the ninth position with eight games lost. They share it with Pozzuoli. Parma will play against Orvieto (#6) on the road in the next round. Priolo will play against C.U.S. Chieti and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers:Parma: G.Simeonov 15+9reb+4ast, J.Harmon 14+11reb, S.Kireta 10+3reb+1ast, F.Zara 8+6reb+1ast, M.Chiara Franchini 8+3reb, T.Ajdukovic 7+4reb+1astPriolo: M.Veselovski 22+2reb+1ast, V.Donvito 7+7reb, K.Cain 5+10reb, S.Bonfiglio 4+1reb, M.Eric 4+3reb+2ast, D.Georgieva 4+3reb

A1 top team - Familia Schio (9-1) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed ninth ranked Pall.Pozzuoli (2-8) 82-43. The game was mostly controlled by Familia Schio. Pall.Pozzuoli was better in third quarter 12-10. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Pall.Pozzuoli to just 7 points in fourth quarter. Familia Schio made 19-of-20 charity shots (95.0 percent) during the game, while Pall.Pozzuoli only scored one point from the stripe. Familia Schio forced 20 Pall.Pozzuoli turnovers and outrebounded them 42-26 including a 33-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a quality performance for the former international guard Giorgia Sottana (178-88) who led the winners and scored 19 points and 4 assists. American center Jantel Lavender (190-88, college: Ohio St.) accounted for 14 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Familia Schio's coach Maurizio Lasi felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American swingman Darxia Morris (172-89, college: UCLA, agency: Merit Sports) came up with 12 points and 6 rebounds and German center Lisa Koop (197-85, college: Winthrop) added 8 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Pall.Pozzuoli in the defeat. Familia Schio have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They maintain first place with 9-1 record. Pall.Pozzuoli lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with eight games lost. They share it with Priolo. Familia Schio will play against league's second-placed Lucca at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Pall.Pozzuoli will play against Umbertide (#5) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers:Familia Schio: G.Sottana 19+4reb+4ast, J.Lavender 14+5reb+1ast, J.Nadalin 10+4reb, R.Masciadri 9+3reb+1ast, C.Consolini 8+6reb+3ast, K.Wambe 8+4reb+3astPozzuoli: E.Pavia 13+2reb, D.Morris 12+6reb+2ast, L.Koop 8+10reb, A.Richter 8+4reb+1ast, M.Minervino 2+1reb+2ast, S.Baggioli 0+2reb

The most important game in the last round took place in Milano between third ranked Orvieto (6-3) and sixth ranked Milano (7-3) on Thursday night. Orvieto was defeated by Milano on the road 66-54. The hosts trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 5-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 66-54. Milano forced 20 Orvieto turnovers and outrebounded them 43-29 including a 19-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Latvian power forward Liga Vente (19... [read more]

The most important game in the last round took place in Milano between third ranked Orvieto (6-3) and sixth ranked Milano (7-3) on Thursday night. Orvieto was defeated by Milano on the road 66-54. The hosts trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 5-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 66-54. Milano forced 20 Orvieto turnovers and outrebounded them 43-29 including a 19-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Latvian power forward Liga Vente (191-91, college: Eckerd) fired a double-double by scoring 20 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. point guard Federica Pozzecco (172-93) chipped in 12 points. Guard Greta Brunelli (176-90) produced 17 points for lost side. Milano moved-up to fourth place in A2. Orvieto at the other side dropped to the sixth position with three games lost. Milano are looking forward to face Alghero (#14) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Orvieto will play against San Salvatore (#9) and is hoping to win this game. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Sesto San Giovanni. Top-ranked Sesto SG faced their biggest opponent Empoli. Host Sesto SG (10-0) defeated guests from Empoli (8-2) 66-58. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Veronica Schieppati (182-90) who helped to win the game recording 12 points and 9 rebounds. Beatrice Barberis contributed with 13 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Czech center Klara Pochobradska (186-89) replied with 13 points and 8 rebounds for Empoli. Empoli's coach Alessio Cioni rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Sesto SG maintains first position in A2 with 10-0 record. Empoli at the other side keeps the second place with two games lost. Sesto SG will play against Costa Masnaga (#5) on the road in the next round. Empoli will play against Team Crema and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Undefeated leader Bologna delivered the ninth consecutive victory on Thursday night. This time they beat 13th ranked Salerno (1-8) 57-48. Chiara Cadoni had a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. Bologna's coach Paolo Andreoli used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Arianna Meschi responded with 16 points. Bologna maintains first position in A2 with 9-0 record. Loser Salerno keeps the thirteenth place with eight games lost. Bologna will meet Pordenone (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Salerno will play against Fanola SML and hope to win that game. Bottom-ranked Alghero (0-9) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 75-62 loss to tenth ranked Virtus Cagliari (3-7) in Cagliari. Lavinia Da Silva notched a double-double by scoring 27 points and 22 rebounds to lead the effort. Alghero's coach Piero Scarano tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Virtus Cagliari maintains tenth position in A2 with 3-7 record. Newly promoted Alghero still closes the standings with nine games lost. Virtus Cagliari's next round opponent will be higher ranked Albino (#8) on the road and it may be quite challenging game. Alghero will play against Carugate (#12) in Corugate and hopes to get finally their first victory.

Rest of the games of round 10 were very predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: In A2 Scrivia was defeated by San Salvatore in a road game 65-54. Albino beat Carugate at home 52-43. Crema destroyed Cagliari CUS on the opponent's court 85-53. Bolzano unfortunately lost to Costa Masnaga in a home game 82-87. Viterbo recorded a loss to Udine Delser on the road 61-68. Alpo VF crushed Pordenone on its own court 77-56. Vicenza beat Stabia in a road game 59-48. Civitanova destroyed Ferrara at home 68-40. The best stats of 10th round was 28 points and 8 rebounds by Elisa Mancabelli of Udine Delser.

Group A

Bottom-ranked Alghero (0-9) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 75-62 loss to tenth ranked Virtus Cagliari (3-7) in Cagliari. It looked good early as Alghero took a 16-point lead at the end of first quarter. But then Virtus Cagliari took control and eventually winning the game that evening by 13 points. They made 25-of-30 charity shots (83.3 percent) during the game. Virtus Cagliari outrebounded Alghero 44-19 including a 30-13 advantage in defensive rebounds. British-Portuguese center Lavinia Da Silva (187-88) notched a double-double by scoring 27 points and 22 rebounds to lead the effort and the former international guard Elisa Templari (172-89, agency: LBM Management) supported her with 17 points and 5 rebounds. Four Virtus Cagliari players scored in double figures. Even 32 points by Bulgarian point guard Iva Georgieva (170-96, college: Salt Lake CC) did not help to save the game for Alghero. Forward Diarra Sow (180-99) added 5 points and 10 rebounds for lost side. Alghero's coach Piero Scarano tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Virtus Cagliari maintains tenth position in A2 with 3-7 record. Newly promoted Alghero still closes the standings with nine games lost. Virtus Cagliari's next round opponent will be higher ranked Albino (#8) on the road and it may be quite challenging game. Alghero will play against Carugate (#12) in Corugate and hopes to get finally their first victory.Top scorers:Cagliari V.: L.Da Silva 27+22reb, E.Templari 17+5reb, C.Rossi 12+3reb+5ast, G.Ridolfi 11+7reb+2ast, V.Mura 5+1reb+2ast, M.Vargiu 2+1rebAlghero: I.Georgieva 32+3reb+1ast, S.Azzellini 10+2ast, C.Barbone 8+2reb+1ast, A.Petrova 7+3reb, D.Sow 5+10reb, G.Canu 0

There was a minor upset when 7th ranked Scrivia (6-4) was defeated on the road by ninth ranked San Salvatore (5-5) 65-54. The game was mostly controlled by San Salvatore. Scrivia was better in second period 13-11. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. San Salvatore forced 21 Scrivia turnovers and outrebounded them 40-29 including 32 on the defensive glass. Francesca Russo (178-96) notched 23 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and the former international guard Cinzia Arioli (178-84, agency: LBM Management) supported her with 9 points and 13 rebounds. Even 16 points and 7 rebounds by guard Silvia Gabba (170-82) did not help to save the game for Scrivia. Forward Clara D'Amico (183-82) added 9 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Scrivia's coach Fabio Pozzi let to play ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. San Salvatore maintains ninth position in A2 with 5-5 record. Scrivia at the other side keeps the seventh place with four games lost. San Salvatore's next round opponent will be higher ranked Orvieto (#6) on the road and it may be quite challenging game. Top scorers:San Salvatore: F.Russo 23+9reb+3ast, A.De Pasquale 11+4reb+2ast, C.Arioli 9+13reb+2ast, A.Lussu 8+2reb+2ast, A.Ljubenovic 8+11reb+2ast, D.Gagliano 4+1rebScrivia: S.Gabba 16+7reb+2ast, G.Porro 10+2reb+2ast, C.D'Amico 9+6reb, F.Rosso 6+1reb+2ast, C.Salvini 5+5reb, F.Bergante 3+1reb

No shocking result in a game when eighth ranked Albino (5-5) defeated at home 12th ranked Carugate (1-8) 52-43. It looked good early as Carugate took a 2-point small lead at the end of first quarter. But then Albino had a 17-8 second period charge getting the lead and Carugate was not able to take back game control losing it eventually 43-52. They outrebounded Carugate 45-28 including 17 on the offensive glass. The former international center Elisa Silva (192-88, agency: LBM Management) notched a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead the effort and power forward Emanuela Valente (185-97) supported her with 16 points and 6 rebounds. Even a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds by power forward Marta Scarsi (182-95) did not help to save the game for Carugate. Power forward Cecilia Albano (180-96) added 11 points and 7 rebounds for lost side. Albino maintains eighth position in A2 with 5-5 record. Carugate at the other side keeps the twelfth place with eight games lost. Albino's next round opponent will be Virtus Cagliari (#10) at home. Carugate will play against Alghero and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers:Albino: E.Valente 16+6reb+1ast, E.Silva 12+11reb+1ast, L.Manzini 10+2ast, S.Marulli 6+4reb+2ast, S.Devincenzi 4+13reb+1ast, M.Birolini 2+1reb+1astCarugate: M.Scarsi 15+13reb+3ast, C.Albano 11+7reb+1ast, F.Diotti 8+2reb+1ast, C.Picco 6+4reb+3ast, L.Rossi 3+2reb+1ast, S.Polato 0

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Sesto San Giovanni. Top-ranked Sesto SG faced their biggest opponent Empoli. Host Sesto SG (10-0) defeated guests from Empoli (8-2) 66-58. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Empoli won third quarter 14-12. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Sesto SG forced 19 Empoli turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Veronica Schieppati (182-90) who helped to win the game recording 12 points and 9 rebounds. Beatrice Barberis (178-95) contributed with 13 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Four Sesto SG players scored in double figures. Czech center Klara Pochobradska (186-89) replied with 13 points and 8 rebounds and forward Guia Sesoldi (180-87) added 14 points in the effort for Empoli. Empoli's coach Alessio Cioni rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Sesto SG maintains first position in A2 with 10-0 record. Empoli at the other side keeps the second place with two games lost. Sesto SG will play against Costa Masnaga (#5) on the road in the next round. Empoli will play against Team Crema and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers:Sesto SG: V.Galbiati 15+2reb+1ast, B.Barberis 13+5reb+2ast, E.Ercoli 12+6reb, V.Schieppati 12+9reb, F.Gambarini 9+6reb+1ast, G.Arturi 5+1reb+1astEmpoli: G.Sesoldi 14+2reb+1ast, K.Pochobradska 13+8reb, G.Narviciute 10+5reb, F.Rosellini 9+2reb+1ast, E.Chiabotto 6+4reb, N.Calamai 6+4reb+1ast

The most important game in the last round took place in Milano between third ranked Orvieto (6-3) and sixth ranked Milano (7-3) on Thursday night. Orvieto was defeated by Milano on the road 66-54. The hosts trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 5-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 66-54. Milano forced 20 Orvieto turnovers and outrebounded them 43-29 including a 19-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Latvian power forward Liga Vente (191-91, college: Eckerd) fired a double-double by scoring 20 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. Point guard Federica Pozzecco (172-93) chipped in 12 points. Guard Greta Brunelli (176-90) produced 17 points and guard Valentina Bonasia (164-94) added 15 points respectively for lost side. Milano moved-up to fourth place in A2. Orvieto at the other side dropped to the sixth position with three games lost. Milano are looking forward to face Alghero (#14) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Orvieto will play against San Salvatore (#9) and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers:Milano: L.Vente 20+16reb+3ast, F.Pozzecco 12+4reb+1ast, G.Maffenini 8+5reb+2ast, S.Canova 8+3reb, P.Novati 7+4reb, S.Guarneri 6+5rebOrvieto: G.Brunelli 17+3reb+1ast, V.Bonasia 15+4reb+1ast, G.Mazionyte 8+6reb+1ast, G.Manfrc 6+5reb, G.Manzotti 5+8reb, S.Grilli 3+1ast

Very expected game when 13th ranked Cagliari CUS (1-8) was rolled over at home by fifth ranked Team Crema (7-3) 85-53. The game without a history. Team Crema led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. Forward Francesca Parmesani (180-98) notched 21 points to lead the effort and Latvian forward Ieva Veinberga (185-84) supported her with 13 points and 6 rebounds. Four Team Crema players scored in double figures. Team Crema's coach Luca Visconti felt very confident using 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Even a double-double of 11 points and 12 rebounds by Lithuanian Julita Bungaite (187-87, college: Hawaii, agency: Promotex) did not help to save the game for Cagliari CUS. Point guard Federica Alesiani (170-97) added 11 points for lost side. Team Crema moved-up to third place in A2. Cagliari CUS at the other side keeps the thirteenth position with eight games lost. Team Crema's next round opponent will be league's second-placed Empoli on the road and it will be for sure the game of the week. Cagliari CUS will play against Scrivia (#7) and hope to win that game. Top scorers:Crema: F.Parmesani 21+4reb+1ast, P.Caccialanza 13+5reb, I.Veinberga 13+6reb+1ast, N.Rizzi 13+6reb, M.Picotti 12+1reb, G.Cerri 8+8rebCagliari CUS: F.Alesiani 11+2reb+3ast, J.Bungaite 11+12reb+2ast, A.Dettori 10+4reb, R.Niola 7+1reb+1ast, E.Riccardi 7+3reb, J.Bertucci 5+2reb

Very predictable result when fourth ranked Costa Masnaga (7-3) beat on the road 11th ranked Bolzano (2-8) 87-82. Costa Masnaga forced 24 Bolzano turnovers. 24 personal fouls committed by Bolzano helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Argentinian-Spanish power forward Erica Sanchez (186-76) notched 18 points and 8 rebounds to lead the effort and power forward Giulia Rulli (185-91) supported her with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Even a double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds by Croatian power forward Ivona Matic (189-86) did not help to save the game for Bolzano. Guard Giulia Piermattei (170-93) added 20 points for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Bolzano's coach Maurizio Travaglini let to play ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Despite that victory Costa Masnaga went down to fifth position (A2) due to points difference. Bolzano at the other side keeps the eleventh place with eight games lost. Costa Masnaga's next round opponent will be league's leader Sesto SG in Sesto San Giovanni and it may be quite challenging game. Bolzano will play on the road against Carugate (#12) in Corugate and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers:Costa Masnaga: E.Sanchez 18+8reb+2ast, M.Longoni 14+7reb, B.Del Pero 13+3reb, G.Rulli 10+10reb+2ast, M.Maiorano 9+5reb+4ast, L.Meroni 8+3rebBolzano: I.Matic 21+11reb+1ast, G.Piermattei 20+1reb+2ast, V.Giordano 11+5reb+1ast, S.Fall 10+6reb+1ast, X.Cela 8+6reb, A.Pobitzer 8+9reb

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Group B

Not a big story in a game when 8th ranked Viterbo (3-6) was defeated on the road by sixth ranked Udine Delser (6-4) 68-61. Viterbo was ahead by 4 points after three quarters before a 17-6 charge of Udine Delser, which allowed them to win the game. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Viterbo to just 6 points in fourth quarter. Udine Delser forced 21 Viterbo turnovers. Guard Elisa Mancabelli (172-94) notched 28 points and 8 rebounds (on 12-of-14 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and Nigerian-British swingman Ejay Ofomata (180-86, college: Central State) supported her with 14 points and 6 rebounds. Udine Delser's coach Valdi Medeot allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 16 points and 9 rebounds by Giulia Ciavarella (181-97) did not help to save the game for Viterbo. Center Adriana Cutrupi (188-96) added 6 points and 12 rebounds for lost side. Udine Delser moved-up to fifth place in A2. Viterbo at the other side keeps the eighth position with six games lost. Udine Delser will have a break next round. Viterbo will play at home against Palermo (#12) and hope to win that game. Top scorers:Udine Delser: E.Mancabelli 28+8reb+2ast, E.Ofomata 14+6reb+2ast, D.Vicenzotti 12+2reb+3ast, E.Da Pozzo 7+8reb+2ast, M.Ciotola 3, C.Bianco 2+2reb+1astViterbo: C.Flauret 16+1reb+3ast, G.Ciavarella 16+9reb, M.Riccobono 9+1reb, K.Stoichkova 6+4reb, A.Cutrupi 6+12reb+2ast, A.Romagnoli 5+2reb+2ast

Everything went according to plan in Verona where seventh ranked Alpo VF (5-5) outleveled 11th ranked Pordenone (2-7) 77-56. The game without a history. Alpo VF led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Pordenone to just 7 points in fourth quarter. Alpo VF forced 19 Pordenone turnovers and had a 24-13 advantage in offensive rebounds. Bosnian Marina Dzinic (190-92) notched 17 points and 5 rebounds to lead the effort and point guard Sofia Vespignani (170-96) supported her with 12 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Four Alpo VF players scored in double figures. Alpo VF's coach Nicola Soave felt very confident using 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 9 points and 7 rebounds by Giovanna Smorto (177-99) did not help to save the game for Pordenone. Point guard Giulia Zecchin (177-97) added 11 points for lost side. Alpo VF maintains seventh position in A2 with 5-5 record. Pordenone at the other side keeps the eleventh place with seven games lost. Alpo VF's next round opponent will be higher ranked Ferrara (#6) on the road and it may be quite challenging game. Pordenone will play against the league's leader Bologna (#1) having rather not much hope for a victory.Top scorers:Alpo VF: M.Dzinic 17+5reb+3ast, S.Vespignani 12+5reb+5ast, E.Borsetto 11+6reb+1ast, S.Toffali 11+3reb+2ast, L.Reani 8+1reb, R.Di Gregorio 8+1rebPordenone: G.Zecchin 11+3reb+2ast, G.Smorto 9+7reb+1ast, A.Boccardo 9+3reb+2ast, F.Destro 8+2reb+1ast, S.Crovato 7+3reb, A.Togliani 6+2reb

There was no surprise in Stabia where 9th ranked Castellammare (3-6) was defeated by second ranked Vicenza (8-1) 59-48. The game without a history. Vicenza led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Castellammare to just 7 points in second quarter. They outrebounded Castellammare 40-24 including a 30-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Power forward Giuditta Nicolodi (185-95) notched 24 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and Slovenian forward Tina Jakovina (183-92) supported her with 12 points and 7 rebounds. Even 14 points and 7 rebounds by American-Irish forward Fiona O'Dwyer (178-99, college: Emmanuel, MA) did not help to save the game for Castellammare. Point guard Raffaella Potolicchio (169-90) added 10 points for lost side. Vicenza maintains second position in A2 with 8-1 record having just three points less than leader Sesto SG. Castellammare at the other side dropped to the tenth place with six games lost. Vicenza's next round opponent will be Marghera (#4) in Venezia. Castellammare will play at home against Civitanova (#3) and hope to win that game. Top scorers:Vicenza: G.Nicolodi 24+9reb, T.Jakovina 12+7reb+2ast, T.Madonna 11+5reb+2ast, V.Stoppa 5+4reb+1ast, L.Ferri 4, I.Pieropan 3+2rebStabia: F.O'Dwyer 14+7reb+1ast, M.Gallo 11+1ast, R.Potolicchio 10+3reb+1ast, M.Ortolani 5+3reb+2ast, M.Minervino 4+1reb, L.Di Costanzo 2+7reb+1ast

Undefeated leader Bologna delivered the ninth consecutive victory on Thursday night. This time they beat 13th ranked Salerno (1-8) 57-48. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning the initial quarter 17-9. But Salerno won second period 15-11. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Power forward Chiara Cadoni (182-94) had a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the former international forward Alessandra Tava (183-91) chipped in 11 points during the contest. Bologna's coach Paolo Andreoli used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side point guard Arianna Meschi (165-97) responded with 16 points and point guard Alessia De Mitri (170-98) scored 8 points and 6 rebounds. Bologna maintains first position in A2 with 9-0 record. Loser Salerno keeps the thirteenth place with eight games lost. Bologna will meet Pordenone (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Salerno will play against Fanola SML and hope to win that game. Top scorers:Bologna: C.Cadoni 14+12reb+2ast, A.Tava 11+3reb+3ast, G.Occhipinti 7+2reb, F.Franceschelli 6+3reb+1ast, C.Mini 5+5reb+4ast, R.D'Alie 4+5rebSalerno: A.Meschi 16+3reb, G.Assentato 8+4reb+1ast, A.De Mitri 8+6reb, M.Zolfanelli 6+3reb+1ast, S.Kenny 4+8reb, K.Seskute 3+2reb

The game between closely ranked teams ended with fourth ranked Civitanova's (7-3) home victory over 5th ranked Ferrara (5-4) 68-40. The game was mostly controlled by Civitanova. Ferrara was better in fourth quarter 14-9. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Ferrara to just 4 points in third quarter. Civitanova shot 61.4 percent from the field. Civitanova had a 24-13 advantage in offensive rebounds. Guard Veronica Perini (175-88) notched 14 points and 4 assists to lead the effort and guard Silvia Ceccarelli (172-96) supported her with 16 points and 4 steals (perfect from the field making all six shots). Even 9 points by point guard Rosa Cupido (173-92) did not help to save the game for Ferrara. Power forward Liliana Miccio (182-89) added 5 points for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Civitanova moved-up to third place in A2. Ferrara at the other side dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. Civitanova's next round opponent will be Castellammare (#10) in Stabia and are hoping to win another game. Ferrara will play at home against Alpo VF (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers:Civitanova: S.Ceccarelli 16+4reb+1ast, V.Perini 14+3reb+4ast, K.Ostojic 12+7reb+1ast, G.Bocola 9+5reb+1ast, M.Mataloni 9+3reb+3ast, J.Trobbiani 4+2reb+3astFerrara: R.Cupido 9+3reb+1ast, V.Furlani 6, F.Santarelli 5+1reb, L.Miccio 5+4reb+1ast, P.Hanson 4+3reb, S.Bona 4+3reb

Pamela Rosanio selected the top Italian playing abroad in last week's games - 6 hours ago

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Traditionally, every week we bring you a list of the top performances of Italians who are currently playing abroad. Experienced Diana Taurasi (182-SG-82) led UMMC Ekaterinburg to a victory over the sixth-ranked Villeneuve D'Ascq in the Euroleague in Wednesday night's game.
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Traditionally, every week we bring you a list of the top performances of Italians who are currently playing abroad.

#1. This week's number one is an international swingman Pamela Rosanio (178-86, college: Massachusetts, currently plays in Spain). She could not help Al-Qazeres (5-6) in their last game on Saturday. Despite Rosanio's good performance Al-Qazeres was defeated 74-66 on the road by the league outsider Gran Canaria (#14).
She scored 14 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.
Rosanio has relatively good stats this season: 12.5ppg, 3.2rpg, 1.5apg, 2FGP: 49.4%, 3FGP: 26.3% and FT: 77.3%.
She is a naturalized American.
Rosanio played for the Italian senior national team one years ago.
She used to play for C.U.S. Chieti in Italian league.

#2. Second place goes to an international guard Iilaria Zanoni (180-86, currently plays in EuroCup). Zanoni led her Swedish team Udominate to a 1-point victory against the closely-ranked TSV 1880 Wasserburg (3-2) 83-82 in the Eurocup in Thursday night's game.
She scored 12 points.
Udominate Basket Umea (2-3) is placed third in group H.
Zanoni's team will play only one more game in the Eurocup Regular Season. And that game will be critical.
This season Zanoni averages: 8.0ppg, 1.8rpg, 1.8apg, 1.6spg, 2FGP: 39.3%, 3FGP: 13.0% and FT: 81.8%.
She played for the Italian national team in 2015.

#3. The Italian player who performed third best last week abroad was former international center Dubravka Dacic (201-85, currently plays in Spain) is a teammate of previously mentioned Pamela Rosanio and both played together in the last Spanish LFB game.
Dacic. She was not able to help Al-Qazeres in their game against Gran Canaria (2-9).
Dacic scored 6 points and grabbed 9 rebounds.
Al-Qazeres was defeated 74-66 in Las Palmas by the league outsider Gran Canaria (#14).
Dacic's overall stats this season are: 9.0ppg, 7.5rpg, 2FGP: 40.5%.
She has a dual citizenship: Croatian and Italian.
Former Stem Marine Parma starter played for the Italian national team nine years ago.

#4. Guard Antonia Peresson (175-95, currently plays college basketball in the States) led Georgia Tech to an easy victory against the Georgia State University crushing them 73-42 in a derby game in the NCAA in Saturday night's game.
Peresson scored 18 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 32 minutes.
The Georgia Tech has conference record this season.
This year Peresson's overall stats are: 7.6ppg, 2.4rpg, 1.6apg and 1.6spg in nine games she played so far.
She is also Italian national team player.

#5. International forward Elisa Penna (190-95, currently studies in the States), who plays in the NCAA was not able to secure a victory for the Wake Forest in their last game on Sunday. Despite Penna's very good performance the Wake Forest was defeated 70-63 at home by the Seton Hall University.
She scored 15 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.
This season Penna has relatively solid stats: 12.5ppg, 4.9rpg and 2.0apg.
She plays currently for the Italian national team.

#6. Shooting guard Francesca Pan (180-97, is currently at the American university) is a teammate of previously mentioned Antonia Peresson. But that was another game of her team in NCAA which we would like to mention.
Pan contributed to an Georgia Tech's surprising victory against the Mercer University crushing them 70-50.
She scored 10 points and added 3 assists in 23 minutes.
The Georgia Tech has conference record this season.
Pan has reliable stats this year: 11.6ppg, 3.6rpg and 1.2apg in nine games.
She is U20 international player who is currently on the Italian National Team roster.

#7. U20 international guard Martina Mosetti (173-95, currently plays college basketball in the States) contributed to a Boston Coll.'s shocking victory against the Yale University 71-64 in the NCAA on Wednesday night.
She scored 7 points and added 4 assists.
The Boston College has conference record this season.
Mosetti's total stats this year are: 3.2ppg, 1.7rpg and 3.4apg.
She used to play for the Italian U20 national team
last year.

#8. Power forward Lucrezia Costa (188-97, currently plays college basketball in the States) couldn't help the UMBC in their game against the University of Maryland in the NCAA. Costa cannot count Sunday's game as one of the best ones.
She scored only one point in 13 minutes. It was her first game for UMBC this season.
The UMBC was crushed 92-42 on their home court in Baltimore, MD by the University of Maryland.
It's Costa's first year with the team.
Costa plays currently for the Italian U20 national team.

The list of other players, who all have Italian passport but never been selected to any of Italian national teams:

#1. Experienced Diana Taurasi (182-SG-82, college: Connecticut, currently plays in Euroleague) led her Russian team UMMC Ekaterinburg to a victory over the sixth-ranked Villeneuve D'Ascq (2-3) 88-69 in the Euroleague in Wednesday night's game.
She was MVP of the game. Taurasi scored 34 points (!!!) and added 4 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) in 31 minutes.
UMMC Ekaterinburg (4-1) is placed second in the Euroleague.
It was her team's fourth consecutive victory in a row.
Taurasi is currently first on the league's list of top scorers and also on the list of most steals (third place).
She has individually a very good year with high stats. Taurasi averages: 26.5ppg, 2.5rpg, 3.0apg and 2.5spg in two games she played so far.
She is a naturalized American.
Strangely Taurasi has never played in Italy.

#2.Paola Ferrari (178-G/F-85, currently plays in Spain) contributed to an Gipuzkoa UPV's victory against the third-ranked Gernika (8-3) 62-57 in the Spanish LFB on Saturday night.
Ferrari scored 11 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and dished 4 assists in 40 minutes.
IDK Gipuzkoa Universidad del Pais Vasco (5-6) is placed eighth in the LFB.
Ferrari has very impressive stats this year: 16.5ppg, 4.5rpg, 5.5apg and 1.5spg in two games.
She has a dual citizenship: Italian and Paraguayan.

#3.Nicole Romeo (168-G-89, college: Washington, currently plays in Spain) contributed to an easy victory against the sixth-ranked Cadi La Seu (5-6) 72-54 in the Spanish LFB last Sunday.
Romeo scored 8 points, grabbed 7 boards, passed 3 assists and added 3 steals in 26 minutes.
Campus Promete Logrono (4-7) is placed 11th in the LFB.
It was her team's first victory after four consecutive loses.
This year Romeo has relatively solid stats: 12.8ppg, 4.5rpg, 1.8apg and 1.6spg in 11 games.
She is another player who holds two passports: Italian and Australian.

#4.Lauren Engeln (180-G-92, college: Boston Coll., currently plays in Germany). Engeln could not help SV Halle Lions (3-7) to beat BC Pharmaserv Marburg (7-4).
She scored 8 points and grabbed 5 rebounds.
SV Halle Lions was defeated in an overtime 86-77 on the road by the higher-ranked BC Pharmaserv Marburg (#4).
Engeln's total stats this season are: 6.3ppg and 3.4rpg.
She is a naturalized American.
Strangely Engeln has never played in Italy.

#5.Anna Rimpova (183-F-82, currently plays in MZRKL) was not able to help Beroe in their game against Triglav (5-3) in the WABA. She cannot count Thursday's game as one of the best ones.
Rimpova scored only 3 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 12 minutes.
The league leader Beroe lost 57-64 in Kranj to the second-ranked Triglav.
It was Beroe's first loss after five consecutive victories.
There are only two games left until the end of the WABA Regular Season. So now every game will be critical.
This year Rimpova's total stats are: 3.4ppg and 2.4rpg in five games.

American Brooque Williams (175-G/F-89, agency: Two Points) had a great game in the last round for Battipaglia and that's her to receive a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 9. The 27-year old swingman had the game-high 34 points adding eight rebounds for Battipaglia in her team's victory, helping them to crush La Spezia (1-8) with 25-point margin 88-63. The game was not the highest importance and did not have significant influence on top of the standings. Battipaglia is pla... [read more]

American Brooque Williams (175-G/F-89, agency: Two Points) had a great game in the last round for Battipaglia and that's her to receive a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 9.The 27-year old swingman had the game-high 34 points adding eight rebounds for Battipaglia in her team's victory, helping them to crush La Spezia (1-8) with 25-point margin 88-63. The game was not the highest importance and did not have significant influence on top of the standings. Battipaglia is placed at 11th position in Italian Serie A1. The season is in a full swing, so it's only a dream for the team to make it into top half of the standings. For contrary they may face relegation if the situation turns from bad to worse. Battipaglia have already lost 8 games and recorded just one victory. In the team's last game Williams had a remarkable 66.7% from 2-point range. She turned to be Battipaglia's top player in her first season with the team. California University of Pennsylvania graduate has very impressive stats this year. Williams is league's best scorer averaging so far 18.3ppg. Williams is in league's top in and averages solid 2.8spg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 27-year old American swingman Julie Wojta (183-G/F-89, agency: LBM Management) of league's best team Lucca. Wojta impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 10 points and 13 rebounds. Of course Lucca cruised to a 61-53 relatively comfortable win over Familia Schio (8-1). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Familia Schio managed to tie with Lucca at the very top position in the standings. Her team lost just one game this season, while they won 8 matches. Wojta is one of the most experienced players at Lucca and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

The third best performed player last round was American Antiesha Brown (178-G-92) of Umbertide (#7). Brown scored 24 points and grabbed six rebounds. She was a key player of Umbertide, leading her team to a 56-55 win against the lower-ranked Broni (#10, 2-7). The chances of Umbertide not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 6 games, recording just three victories. With bigger assistance of her teammates, Brown could try to bring Umbertide's a little bit higher in the standings. Brown has individually a great season in Italy. After only 7 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 16.7ppg (6th best). She also has 2.6spg and FGP: 50.7%.

The Player of the week is chosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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